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• This [anti-terrorism bill] is a violation of the First Amendment right to free speech and the Fourth Amendment protection of private property... Some of these provisions place more power in the hands of law enforcement than our Founding Fathers could have dreamt and severely compromises the civil liberties of law-abiding Americans. This bill, while crafted with good intentions, is rife with constitutional infringements I could not support.

  Butch Otter

  Father, Hands, Law

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• My nature is to provoke, that's true. I can't help myself. But it's always with good intentions.

  Madonna Ciccone

  Helping, Provoking, I Can

  Source: www.independent.ie

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• The streets of hell are paved with good intentions.

  Shania Twain

  Life, Hell, Streets

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• I'd like to say that I am romantic person, but I don't think I am. When I won my first tournament I went into the crowd and kissed my girlfriend. I was 18 and didn't have my coach with me, I was there on my own, and I just needed to celebrate with someone I knew. I always start out with good intentions. I'll say something nice, then I'll just put my foot in it and ruin the moment.

  Andy Murray

  Girlfriend, Nice, Thinking

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• I don't want to be remembered as anything but brave. The only good intention to make money is to help others. I want to be Oprah. I want to be Melinda Gates. If I ever sell products other than my talents, then it will be to give more to others.

  Lady Gaga

  Helping Others, Giving, Brave

  "Lady Gaga On Love and Lies". Harper’s Bazaar Interview, www.harpersbazaar.com. February 5, 2014.

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• They wrongly believe that good intentions move mountains. Bulldozers move mountains. But there are exceptions.

  Peter Drucker

  Believe, Moving, Mountain

  Peter Drucker (2012). “Managing in the Next Society”, p.76, Routledge

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• Ruling is hard. This was maybe my answer to Tolkien, whom, as much as I admire him, I do quibble with. Lord of the Rings had a very medieval philosophy: that if the king was a good man, the land would prosper. We look at real history and it's not that simple... Real-life kings had real-life problems to deal with... My people who are trying to rule don't have an easy time of it. Just having good intentions doesn't make you a wise king.

  George R. R. Martin

  Leadership, Wise, Kings

  "George R.R. Martin: The Rolling Stone Interview". Interview with Mikal Gilmore, www.rollingstone.com. April 23, 2014.

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• Beauty and virtue: the most kissable ass in the world is no guarantee of good intentions.

  Mason Cooley

  Beauty, Guarantees, World

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• Good intentions have been the ruin of the world. The only people who have achieved anything have been those who have had no intentions at all.

  Oscar Wilde

  People, World, Ruins

  Oscar Wilde, General Press (2016). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays”, p.841, GENERAL PRESS

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• If we rely on anything else besides faith to maintain the practice of the presence of God, we will certainly fail, whether this is our feelings, or experiences, or sincerity, or good intentions, or reasonings, or plans. The reason these things will fail while faith will not fail is that all these things depend on us, while faith depends on God. It is a gift of God.

  Peter Kreeft

  Practice, Feelings, Failing

  Peter Kreeft (2000). “Prayer for Beginners”, p.43, Ignatius Press

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• Bad decisions, good intentions.

  Drake

  Decision, Bad Decision, Intention

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• Good intentions can often lead to unintended consequences. It is hard to imagine a law intended for the workforce known to Henry Ford can serve the needs of a workplace shaped by the innovations of Bill Gates.

  Tim Walberg

  Law, Innovation, Needs

  "Walberg Statement: Hearing on "The Fair Labor Standards Act: Is It Meeting the Needs of the Twenty-First Century Economy?" As prepared for delivery". Committee Statements, edworkforce.house.gov. July 14, 2011.

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• Instead of celebrating what makes each child unique, most parents push their children to "fit in" so that they don't "stick out." This unwittingly stomps out individuality and encourages conformity, despite these parents' good intentions

  Tom Rath

  Children, Unique, Parent

  Tom Rath, Donald O. Clifton (2007). “How Full Is Your Bucket? Educator's Edition: Positive Strategies for Work and Life”, p.36, Simon and Schuster

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• When things go wrong or dont turn out the way you pictured them in your head, you just have to go with the best intentions defense. I have a lot of good intentions.

  Blake Shelton

  Defense, Way, When Things Go Wrong

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• If I did only what I wanted to do, I would not be obedient to the Creator. Sometimes He wants us to do certain things that we may not feel like doing. When it comes to what God asks of us, we need more than good intentions we need to follow through fully.

  John Wooden

  Needs, May, Want

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• Lying very still and thinking very little is the most inexpensive medicine for all the sicknesses of the soul, and when administered with good intentions it grows more and more pleasant with each passing hour.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Lying, Thinking, Medicine

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• If you're losing the battle against a persistent bad habit, an addiction, or a temptation, and you're stuck in a repeating cycle of good intention-failure-guilt, you will not get better on your own. You need the help of other people. Some temptations are only overcome with the help of a partner who prays for you, encourages you, and holds you accountable.

  Rick Warren

  People, Addiction, Temptation

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• I try to support any and all animal causes or organizations out there if they are good and reputable. Sadly, there are a lot of people and organizations that raise money but don't do much or don't have good intentions. I've worked with organizations such as Marine Animal Rescue in Southern California.

  Alison Eastwood

  Marine, Animal, Organization

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• I don't give a damn if I go to hell. I love you Satan. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

  Madonna Ciccone

  Love You, Giving, Satan

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• A horrid alcoholic explosion scatters all my good intentions like bits of limbs and clothes over the doorsteps and into the saloon bars of the tawdriest pubs.

  Dylan Thomas

  Drinking, Clothes, Alcohol

  Dylan Thomas (1967). “Selected letters”

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• A general loftiness of sentiment, independence of men, consciousness of good intentions, self-oblivion in great objects, clear views of futurity; thoughts of the blessed companionship of saints and angels, trust in God as the friend of truth and virtue,--these are the states of mind in which I should live.

  William Ellery Channing

  Blessed, Angel, Men

  William Ellery Channing (1848). “Memoir of William Ellery Channing: With Extracts from His Correspondence and Manuscripts”, p.147

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• It is a hard, embittering thing to have one's kind feelings and good intentions cast back in one's teeth.

  Anne Bronte

  Feelings, Teeth, Kind

  Anne Bronte (2006). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall”, p.91, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• There are good intentions behind many peoples conversion to veganism, including an admirable devotion to the well-being of animals and a justified skepticism about the crap the USDA allows manufacturers to put in our food. But its hard to ignore the often sanctimonious nature of what some nutritionists view as an extremist way of eating.

  Julie Klausner

  Animal, Views, Way

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• Nothing is so capable of overturning a good intention as to show a distrust of it; to be suspected for an enemy, is often sufficient to make a person become one.

  Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne

  Enemy, Distrust, Shows

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• Integrity is when your good intentions meet your actions - on a consistent basis.

  Amy Chan

  Integrity, Action, Consistent

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